Share via

Disabled people will lose a total of £28 billion by 2018 under a series of
benefit cuts coming into effect next week, research
has found.

Thousands will be hit by as many as six cuts at the same time, losing up to
£4,600 a year, according to the analysis
by think tank Demos for disability charity Scope.

Demos urged the Government to make its own assessment of the cumulative impact
of 13 changes to benefits including Disability Living Allowance, Employment
and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit and welfare deductions for social
housing tenants deemed to have a spare room.